2010 – MISO MUSIC PORTUGAL “25 YEARS”
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In 2010 Miso Music Portugal celebrates its 25th anniversary.
To celebrate its 25 years of relentless activity, we will have some special commemorating events: from April 13 to 17 at the Instituto Franco-Português in Lisbon – “SEMANA DE ABRIL”/ “A WEEK IN APRIL” – and on June 11 and 12 at the Centro Cultural de Cascais (in Cascais) – “DIAS DE CASCAIS”/ “CASCAIS’DAYS”.
These two particular events in no way represent the whole spectrum of activities undertaken by Miso Music Portugal throughout the year, hence revealing the structural and vital work that it has continuously dedicated to fostering Portuguese musical creation and the Portuguese new music: dissemination and international promotion; investment in musicological research and in new technologies applied to music and performance; commitment in the preservation and communication of Portuguese musical heritage (both physically and digitally); long running devotion to the increase of Portuguese new music CDs and scores’ releases and distribution; assuring and reinforcing the presence of Portuguese pieces in concerts’ line-ups; developing several pedagogical projects through Art and drawing on new audiences’ awareness; developing the basis and projects for the exchange of composers and performers at both national and international levels.
The 2010 edition of the MÚSICA VIVA FESTIVAL – taking place from September 10th to 25th in Lisboa at the Centro Cultural de Belém/ Belém Arts Centre, the Jerónimos Monastery, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the Instituto Franco-Português – will undoubtedly play a key-role in the celebration of this anniversary.
We would be honoured to have you with us for these events, so we can achieve our goal of giving voice to a significant number of Portuguese contemporary composers once more.
See you in April!
“The AIC has found Música Viva, and all other projects of Miso Music (including their performing groups and recordings etc.), to be of the highest artistic merit. Furthermore they are run at the most professional organisational level. In the context of the international contemporary music scene Miso Music has an exceptional record of achievement.”
John McLachlan, Composer and President of the Association of Irish Composers, August 2008
“It is with great pleasure that I write about the work of Miso Music Portugal – (…) I have always been very well received and followed up as part of a festival which is internationally known as one of today’s most original contemporary music events, using new technologies for musical creation purposes. For their human and professional capacities, I recommend without reservation the work of Miso Music Portugal.”
Pedro Carneiro, Performer, Composer, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Portuguese Chamber Orchestra, September, September 2008
“Over its many years of existence and despite their limited resources, MISO must certainly be the organization which has promoted and supported the most, music and Portuguese composers both in Portugal and abroad. This support and promotion must go on in the best interest of Portuguese Culture.”
José Luís Ferreira, Composer and Professor at ESML and ETIC, October 2008
“A week in April” – April 13th to 17th, 2010
In April 2010 Miso Music Portugal is throwing a week-long “party”: presenting concerts, children-oriented performances and the launching of new CDs. Furthermore, Miso Music Portugal is happy to highlight two world premieres: two collective works composed in a surrealist “cadavre exquis” way by more than 75 Portuguese and foreign composers, all of whom we had the great privilege and pleasure of working with over these last 25 years. Together, these composers will commemorate this important event by offering one musical miniature of music each. Several have already confirmed their attendance.
All performances at “A week in April” will be recorded and aired through RTP Antena 2 (National Music Radio).
April 13, 2010
“Contos Contados com Som”/ Sound Stories – Electroacoustic Theatre
For children
Performances at 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m
April 14, 2010
Release of the CD “Nuno Pinto – Clarinete Solo”
Concert by Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble; Pedro Neves conducting
April 15, 2010
Release of the CD “Electronic Music Vol.IV”
Concert “Electronic Music with the Loudspeaker Orchestra”
“Mãos na Massa do Som”
April 16, 2010
Concert by Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble; Jean-Sébastien Béreau conducting
Performance “Ficções Sonoras Eróticas”
April 17, 2010
Performance by Miso Ensemble
All these events take place at the Instituto Franco-Português in Lisbon.
“Cascais’ Days”, June 11 and 12, 2010
June 11 and 12, 2010
In June, it will be Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble’s turn to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Miso Music Portugal as well as the 50th birthday anniversary of composer Miguel Azguime; the highlights will be the concert by the ensemble’s soloists entirely devoted to his work and the concert presenting the premiere of a collective work (the 3rd “cadavre exquis” of this season). This work features more than 20 composers, such as Jonathan Harvey, Philippe Leroux, Clarence Barlow, Masataka Matsuo or Tadeusz Wielecki.
June 11, 2010
Open Reading Sessions by the Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble
Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble’s Soloists – Miguel Azguime’s 50th Anniversary
June 12, 2010
Concert by Sond’Ar-te Electric Ensemble; Pedro Neves conducting
Música Viva Festival 2010
Celebrating Miso Music Portugal’s 25 Years
While Miso Music Portugal celebrates a quarter of a century’s existence, Musica Viva Festival could not fail to be another great moment to demonstrate its strength and stamina.
As a key event for innovation, circulation and exchange of ideas and aesthetics, especially devoted to Portuguese composers and to the connections between music and technology, the Musica Viva Festival 2010 will bring us some of the most experienced and respected performers today, who will present pieces by renowned composers alongside those of young composers.
The Festival line-up will boast about 20 concerts and more than one hundred musical pieces as well as activities such as installations and audience awareness events. It will take place at the Belém Arts Centre, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Jerónimos Monastery and the Instituto Franco-Português from September 10th to 25th, 2010.
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